In conjunction with my Pop and Hiss interview of Shafiq Husayn, I was able to wrangle the Flying Lotus remix of Husayn’s “Evil Man.” While the remix doesn’t rank among Lotus’ best work, even at his most prosaic, he’s better than 95 percent of his peers. I’m also posting two stand-out tracks from Husayn’s latest, Shafiq En-A-Freek-A, tunes closer in spirit to his work on Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part One: Fourth World, than his often over-salted Sa-Ra material. For those that don’t know, Husayn’s local hip-hop history is as deep as it comes, dating back to Uncle Jamm’s Army and early production work for Ice-T–including the sound effects on “Cop Killer.” Plus, he answered the phone “Peace and Love” and briefly discussed both the ancient Sumerians and the Lost Continent of Mu with me, which was mildly awesome.
If you still lack something to do tonight, Husayn plays at the Echoplex, along with Blu & Exile, Bilal, Daedelus (DJ Set), and possibly someone named after a gravity-defying flower who may or may not be mentioned in the title of this post.
Download:
MP3: Shafiq Husayn – “Evil Man (Flying Lotus Remix)”
MP3: Shafiq Husayn -“Nirvana”
MP3: Shafiq Husayn -“Lil Girl”
